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Monday, July 23, 2007

So far so good I'm hoping that my pictures have been accepted as I've not heard anything to the contrary, also had a nice surprise in that my work has been shortlisted in a cover competition at www.artsupplies.co.uk the next stage of the competition is an online vote so please take a look and vote for me.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The St Michaels Hospice summer art exhibition was a great success although the presence of Stuart Farndale was sadly missed by all.Stuart was the driving force behind the exhibition for the last eight years and credit goes to Sue,his widow for courageously making this years event such a success over £2000 was raised towards the good work of the hospice.I personally sold two of my paintings and enjoyed helping out over the weekend.The standard of work exhibited gets better and better each year.Look out for next years bigger and better summer exhibition!Next weekend I hope to get some work accepted for the Battle and district arts club exhibition which takes place from 27th July to 4th August at the memorial hall on Battle high street.I am told that selection for this exhibition can be tough so fingers and toes crossed!

Friday, July 13, 2007

This weekend sees the annual St michaels hospice summer exhibition at Maze Hill St Leonards on sea, I have eight paintings on display amongst a record entry of over 400 works by local artists, 20% of all proceeds go into hospice funds so it is a good cause to support!The exhibition starts at 10-30am on saturday 14th july and sunday 15th July entry is £1If you are local to Hastings please support this event and hopefully we will sell lots of pictures.

Also on saturday 14th July I am supporting Pett Parish silent auction in aid of thest Mary & st Peter church by donating a print and a pet portrait promise so good luck to them I hope they raise lots of cash!

I am entering a selection of my work to the Battle and District Arts Group summer exhibition (July27th-August 4th) hopefully they will make it through selection and into the show.This is a hectic month for me with lots of events to submit completed works to and pressures to complete work for future shows and commissions.

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About Me

I am a British artist working mainly on pet portrait commissions.
I inherited a love of drawing and painting from my Dad who is such a dedicated artist that he re-learned to paint using his left hand after a devastating stroke robbed him of his dominant right!I am passionate about animals of all kinds especially dogs and cats and they appear in most of my work somewhere.
My only formal training consisted of an Art foundation studies course at the local college during my teens after which painting became a hobby for far too many years!
In 2007 a sudden lack of employment finally pushed me into taking my art more seriously and I now have the luxury of painting on a (almost) daily basis and am at long last trying to earn a crust doing what I love most.